Behind the Scenes with Shark Week’s Tiger Queen - Discovery

'Tiger Queen' is now streaming on Discovery Plus Shark Week! Meet Shark Allies' Kinga Philipps on Instagram Live at 12:30pm PST today.

Click the link below to ready Kinga's feature on Discovery by Joe Sills. They sit down to talk tiger sharks, conservation, and what it's like to be a leading woman on Shark Week.

"The honest answer is that women have been prominent in exploration, science, and diving for a long time. Some of the most badass women—like Sylvia Earle and Stefanie Brendl—are out in the field and have been out there for a very long time. The reason that your question extends to media is because those women are not often publicized. There are incredible women in science, shark diving, exploration, journalism and adventure, but what is different now is that they are being highlighted more and more.

The benefit of that, and shows like this, is that all of the little girls out there watching get to see those women diving and exploring and swimming with sharks. They realize it is possible for them, too. It gives them something to aspire to.

I think this show is inspiring not because women are suddenly leading the way, but because it is being showcased."